Hoisting and agitating apparatus for dyeing-machines.



J. HUSSONG. HOISTING AND AGITATING APPARATUS FOR DYEING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1907- 904260. Patented Nov. 17, 1908. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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J. HUSSONG. HOISTING AND AGITATING APPARATUS FOR DYEING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH HUSSONG, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO HUSSONG QDYEING MACHINE COMPANY, OF GROVEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

HOISTING AND AGITA'IING APPARATUS FOR DYEING-MACHINES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn HUssoNc, a citizen of the United States, residing in Camden, New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Hoisting and Agitating Apparatus for Dyeing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide mechanism particularly designed for use in connection with dyeing machines, whereby a single motor may be employed at will either to operate the drums for hoisting the yarn frame or for driving the agitating wheel or pump for circulating the dye liquor in the machine.

I further desire to provide apparatus of the above noted general character, which shall be of relatively simple yet compact construction, and which, under operating conditions, shall require but little attention, while being of such a nature as not easily to get out of order.

These objects I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation on a reduced scale illustrating the various parts comprising my invention as applied to a dyeing machine; Fig. 2 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale, illustrating in detail the mechanism shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the above drawings, A represents a dye vat upon which are mounted two pairs of upright members a and a, preferably formed of structural sections, such as channels. The members a are braced together by transverse pieces a while the members a are joined at their upper ends by a transverse piece (4 A pair of horizontally extending beams B are mounted on the members a and a so as to extend horizontally over the dye vat A and are preferably arranged, as shown, so that their rear ends project under the uppermost of the transverse pieces a connecting the members a, while they rest upon the transverse piece a connecting the upper ends of the members a.

In order to circulate the liquor in the dye vat, I may provide any sort of pump or circulating wheels, such as illustrated at a in Fig. 1. In this case a pair of vertical shafts a is provided, each of which is mounted in a suitable bearing on a bracket C carried at one end of the dye vat. Each shaft has a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 22, 1907.

Patented Nov. 117', 1908.

Serial No. 375,008.

circulating wheel on its lower end, while on its upper end is fixed a beveled pinion (17.

A frame or platform is extended rear wardly from the members a, being supported from the two lower transverse pieces a and on this frame are two parallel guide rods (Z carrying a motor (Z. This latter is mounted on castings (Z slidable upon the guide rods (Z to such an extent as to permit of the pinion (Z on the armature shaft of the motor being brought into engagement with either of two gear wheels (Z or (Z The first of these gears is mounted on a shaft (Z carrying at one end a beveled pinion (Z while the second gear is [ixed to a shaft 0 projecting into a closed casing F and provided with a worm The beveled pinion (Z on the shaft (Z meshes with a beveled gear g on a horizontal shaft G and this latter is also provided with beveled gears g meshing with beveled pinions a on the shafts :4.

Between the two vertical members (I. and a extend two structural sections it and these provide supporting bearings for a transverse shaft H extending into the worm casing F and having fixed to it a worm wheel 7L whose teeth engage the worm 7. Two hoisting drums [L2 are mounted upon the said shaft H and from these pass the hoisting ropes or cables 2' and 2" whereby the yarn frame J is suspended.

Upon the horizontal beams B are mounted three short transverse shafts 7), Z) and 0 carried in suitable bearings and each having a pulley 5 of which the two on the shafts Z) and b are double grooved, while that on the shaft 6 is single grooved.

The cable 2' passes over the pulleys on the shafts Z) and Z) and down from the pulley on the shaft 6 to one end of the yarn frame J, while the cable 2' passes over the pulleys on shafts b and b and is attached to the opposite end of said yarn frame.

The casting (Z upon which the motor I) is mounted has a nut d through which passes a screw 7:: formed on a spindle 76 extending transversely of the machine and at its outer end provided with a hand wheel Under operating conditions the cables 2' and z" are hooked to the yarn frame and the motor is then moved by means of the hand wheel 70 so that its pinion (Z3 is in engagement with the teeth of the gear (Z The motor is now started by means of any form of controlling apparatus; the yarn frame is hoisted over the machine and then, by suitable manipulation of the said motor controlling apparatus is lowered into the dye vat. The hand wheel 7: is now turned, but in the reverse direction, so that the motor is moved upon its guide rods 6 until its pinion (Z engages the gear wheel (Z If, now, it be again started, the shafts a are turned so as to drive the circulating or pump wheels a in the well known manner, first in one direction and then by reversing the motor, in the opposite direction, power being transmitted from the motor through the gear wheel (Z shaft (Z bevel pinion (Z bevel gear 9 to shaft G, which through its bevel gear wheels 9 and the bevel pinions a turns said shaftsa.

I claim 11 The combination of a dye vat having a circulating pump, a shaft for driving the same, a frame for material to be dyed, means for raising or lowering said frame including a drum, a driving motor, with means for moving said motor to operatively connect it either to the hoisting drum or to the shaft of the circulating pump, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a dye vat having a circulating pump, mechanism for driving said pump including a gear, a device for holding objects to bedyed, and hoisting mechanism for said device including a drum and a driving gear operatively connected thereto, with a bodily movable motor having a pinion capable of engaging with either of said two gears, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a dye vat, of a frame structure, a motor mounted thereon so as to be bodily movable and provided with a pinion, a vertically mounted shaft-having connected to it a circulating device, a substantially horizontal shaft geared to said vertical shaft and provided with a gear wheel adjacent to the motor, a structure for holding articles to be dyed, hoisting mechanism for said structure mounted on the frame and also including a gear wheel adjacent to the motor, with means for moving the motor to bring its pinion into engagement with either gear wheel, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a dye vat, of a framework, a structure for holding articles to be dyed, hoisting mechanism on the framework for raising and lowering said structure, said mechanism including a hoisting drum, a worm wheel connected thereto, a shaft having a worm meshing with said worm wheel and a gear on the shaft, a circulating pump for the dye vat, transmission mechanism connected to said pump including a shaft having a gear, and a motor having a gear capable of being made-to engage at will with either of the two last mentioned gears, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a dye vat, a frame structure having a vertical portion and a part overhanging the dye vat, pulleys on said overhanging part, a hoisting drum having cables passing over said pulleys, a structure for holding articles to be dyed attached to said cables, a worm wheel connected to the drum or drums, a shaft having a worm meshing with said worm wheel and provided with a gear, circulating apparatus for the dye vat including a pump or pumps having shafts extending upwardly toward the frame, a shaft provided with a gear wheel and operatively connected to said circulating apparatus, guides on the frame, a motor bodily movable on said guides and provided with a pinion, with means for moving the motor on the guides to bring its pinion into engagement at will either with the gear for driving the circulating apparatus or with the gear of the hoisting mechanism, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH HUSSONG.

lVitnesses VVALTER CHIsM,

WM. A. BARR. 

